Create connection To create a new connection, click the + CREATE CONNECTION button. A new window opens. Enter a name. Chose the type and enter the IP address. Click the CONNECT button. The window extends. If the connection was successful,… Read More
Create update plans To create a new update plan, click the CREATE UPDATE PLAN button. A new window opens. Enter a name for the new update plan and click the CREATE UPDATE PLAN button. Overview 1 Name of the update plan you have just created… Read More
Administration – Global tab On the GLOBAL tab you make global settings for the Device and Update Management. In the Operator area of this tab, you fill in the data that will then be used in the certificate (for further information, see Administration – GDS tab). This data is used for… Read More
Security notifications registered by the PLCnext Runtime System Available from 2022.0 LTS The following tables show the security-related notifications that are predefined in the PLCnext Runtime System and will be issued by the PLCnext Runtime System. Note: For non-security-related notifications, see Notifications by PLCnext Runtime. Compatibility Due to breaking changes… Read More
Using notifications with C++ Use Case The PLCnext Runtime System contains several services that notify of their own status. These notifications can be received by other services and are available for diagnose purposes, e. g. using the PLCnext Engineer. For developers of C++ applications, this provides versatile opportunities:… Read More
Proficloud – Using Device Management Service Available from 2020.6 with AXC F 2152, from 2021.0 LTS with most PLCnext Control devices (details see below) In this topic, you read which information you can find for your devices to the Proficloud, how to interpret the health status and logs, and how to perform a remote firmware update via the Proficloud. Scope of the Proficloud Proficloud offers… Read More
Alarms in C++ programming Introduction Essential alarm status features Every alarm is oriented towards the OPC UA Alarms & Conditions specification and has these properties: Property Meaning or purpose Restrictions AlarmId The unique name of the alarm on the device. AlarmType… Read More
Introduction to Applicative System Redundancy (ASR) Available with AXC F 2152 and AXC F 3152 The Applicative System Redundancy (ASR) is carried out by providing two redundant PLCs (First and Second) in the same network together with the responding I/O stations. The communication between the PLCs and the I/O stations is based on the PROFINET… Read More
Configuring PROFINET devices for redundancy Available from 2022.0 LTS with RFC 4072R Configure the System redundancy data hold time for each PROFINET device. The System redundancy data hold time is the maximum time that the PROFINET device holds the output data while a switch-over of the redundancy roles takes place. If neither… Read More
System redundancy error codes Available from 2022.0 LTS with RFC 4072R The most recent status or error message is indicated as a digit, visible in the PLCnext Engineer at the RDNCY_ERROR system variable. This is how to decode and handle the messages: Digit Status or error message Description Remedy 1 OwnRdncyTypeChanged… Read More
